Trying, in my spare time, to be the bane
of ridiculous arguments that sound scientific but aren't.
I laughed, because I though it was a good mockery
of the ridiculous arguments that get posited.
I am honestly dumbfounded that someone would pose such a ridiculous question as the basis
of a ridiculous argument.
Your idea that we must only deal with people whose past passes some New Labour test calls to mind so many what - aboutaries that I struggle to survive the snow storm, just what sort
of a ridiculous argument do you think you are making?
Not exact matches
Not counting this form
of compensation as an expense was a
ridiculous accounting practice, and one that was supported by
ridiculous arguments by lobbyists and the lawmakers who wanted to protect their corporate constituents who were getting rich.
I'm not even going to address how
ridiculous that
argument is in light
of the issues
of overpopulation or the fact that gay people can indeed have children (my wife and I are planning to have five), or how many orphans there are in the world that could use a loving home.
Of all the arguments against gun ownership, this is one of the most ridiculou
Of all the
arguments against gun ownership, this is one
of the most ridiculou
of the most
ridiculous.
And those that don't say that stuff instead opting to argue and dissect and article or
argument for / about god doesn't show they make any positive claims to the existence
of such a being, but instead to show how
ridiculous and irrational somethings are.
The
ridiculous part
of your
argument is why are you atheists and Satanists so determined to hunt down believers to call them names and ridicule their beliefs?
And fellow Atheists, many
of whom are famous authors, TV personalities, philosophers, scientists or YouTube stars agree with me and have already refuted your
ridiculous argument countless times over.
The
argument about which
of these should spared oblivion is
ridiculous.
That
ridiculous argument has been refuted over and over, and you ignorant anti-science boobs continue to use it as if it makes any kind
of coherent sense.
This is one
of the most
ridiculous arguments that I have ever heard,
the immensity
of existence is so beyond what we can imagine that we narrow our beliefs to such a
ridiculous set
of arguments based on one book or another.
@ JW I would never say it is
ridiculous to argue God created the Universe, I just think a lot
of arguments used are
ridiculous, on both sides
of course.
Although I find some «side A»
arguments to be utterly
ridiculous and that doesn't even get me started on some
of the other bizarre and offensive stances out there.
One
of Sifton's chief
arguments is that it is
ridiculous for theologians and historians to describe Niebuhr as a «major Protestant leader»
of his generation.
Any attempt at applying «logic» to explain the bible by people who are believers and still think
of themselves as rather intelligent (self - delusion is a symptom / cause
of religious belief) always ends up in
ridiculous arguments...
For the record, this in no way is an
argument against gay marriage and as an atheist I find it
ridiculous that this is actually a big debate we're having in our country, let alone that there is just an incredible amount
of opposition.
Moreover the
argument is
ridiculous that banning live cattle exports to Indonesia will somehow destroy the beef industry, because the direct and indirect value
of the red meat industry in Australia is something in the order
of $ 17 billion dollars and employs some 55,000 workers.
Besides several teams who have questions surrounding one or possibly two players, there is no squad that has so many issues heading into the final week
of the transfer window... even Monaco, who have lost numerous players from their starting 11 have less controversy swirling in and around their club and they have champion's league play to contend with this season... just think
of how
ridiculous this situation is especially considering that we have had the same manager for over 20 years... no team should be better organized than ours... if nothing else, that should be the one advantage this team holds over all others, yet the exact opposite has occurred... this fact is even more disturbing considering the main
argument against removing Wenger from his managerial position was that there was no suitable replacement and that people feared some sort
of perceived drop - off if a new manager was brought into the mix... based on what we've witnessed since the time
of his contract renewal a monkey with a magic eight ball could have done an adequate job... I hate to make jokes, in light
of our current dilemma, but this team is so screwed up if I don't laugh about it, the only plausible response is to either cry or do something incredibly destructive... just look around this squad and try to see what our delusional manager sees that allow him to make such positive statements about our current team
Yeah
of course - LEICESTER CITY are hundreds
of millions in debt.If they won the league with an inferior set
of players ans a fraction
of our finances why is wrong to expect us to at least be able to compete.Trust me those Dustbin Lids up the road have a ground to pay for so wait and see how long those English Luvvies you seem to adore either hang around or are sold.You are putting forward a
ridiculous argument.
No matter the
arguments, it is
ridiculous to place Celtic and even Liverpool in the same league with Barcelona and Real and Inter and AC Milan not to mention putting Liverpool ahead
of Barca.
There may be a few more bad outcomes in the homebirth groups depending on how you look at the data, but when you consider the number
of births we are looking at, the absolute number is so very few that the
argument is a little
ridiculous.»
First, I'm not even sure I should dignify the
ridiculous, straw - man
argument that I'm advocating food education at the expense
of academic learning.
«I don't think it's going to encourage misbehavior, I think it's a
ridiculous argument,» the speaker told reporters when asked if the measures would lead to a decrease in quality
of life.
People argue against it by saying, «Hey, you know the carbon footprint
of flying food thousands
of miles is
ridiculous so we should grow [things] locally» but the counter
argument is, but if you can grow so much wheat sufficiently in Kansas even including the transportation for thousands
of miles it's still more efficient in terms
of resources.
Said no powerlifter, ever,) not to mention that fundamentally strength and endurance athletes tend to not have much in common, other than
arguments over whether or not a squat suit and Chuck Taylors look any more or less
ridiculous than men's neon booty shorts and black and yellow Kayanos.But there are plenty
of reasons that some
of you strength focused folks may be interested in distance running (which will be the example for cardio I'm using in this article).
I can hear the dissent already, but quite sincerely, the best thing about the intense campaigning and the
ridiculous arguments that the political candidates come up with is the small reward that is bestowed upon those
of us who enjoy Saturday Night Live.
The entire play takes place at the house
of one
of the couples, and throughout the evening they end up bickering with each other and getting into
ridiculous arguments.
Well, I think Newark needs good schools, period... This idea
of «we have to build charters at the expense
of public school» is a
ridiculous notion... That's an
argument that people are having about real estate, about space, about money and finances, when on the ground, the thing that improves education is what happens in the classroom — is teacher development, staff development, and extended days and, you know, curriculum...
Not counting this form
of compensation as an expense was a
ridiculous accounting practice, and one that was supported by
ridiculous arguments by lobbyists and the lawmakers who wanted to protect their corporate constituents who were getting rich.
I am so tired
of the
ridiculous excuses and
arguments these owners suggest.
This issue has direct parallels with Marriott's
ridiculous introduction
of «tip envelopes» in rooms back in 2014 and a lot
of the same
arguments from then apply here and now.
It is depressing that the majority
of the general public don't care about this
argument, and when they see
ridiculous fishing they will assume it is a clone
of ninja fishing.
The game presents you with a parody
of the
ridiculous console supremacy
argument that dates back to the beginning
of the gaming industry.
# 63 — Yes, a
ridiculous argument if you ask me, but then a lot
of these
arguments are
ridiculous.
This is almost identical to the «temp changes by 15 - 20C over the course
of year in some places; therefore, getting worked up over 0.7 C in fifty years is
ridiculous»
argument.
Of course this
argument is
ridiculous and dramatically wrong.
Your claims and
arguments attempting to proscribe from the well - established and conventional language usage
of CENTURIES in this case are
ridiculous.
I would follow your line
of reasoning here if it were applied to both sides
of the
argument — but repeatedly you and the tribe are frothing, ranting, raving, and making
ridiculous analogies (to Eugenics, tulip frenzies and now even Hitler) with the best
of them yet the hunters
of the world refuse to recognize this (or it might be too great a stretch
of intellect).
His opposition stemmed partly from the valid
argument that they impose real hardship on Iranians, but also from the very dubious claim that they make war more likely, and from the legally
ridiculous assertion that western use
of financial tools to block oil sales «is a financial blockade, and blockades are acts
of war.»
I see the same
ridiculous, already debunked
arguments used by anti-AGW people on this forum every time one
of these articles comes up.
Instead
of ridiculous it would have been better to say valuations that harshly undercut the
arguments for renewables.
After days
of chasing me around with the
ridiculous argument that he knows what I believe better than I know what I believe, mosher now has not shown up.
But that
argument is
ridiculous because the IPCC have told us with 90 % confidence that the warming over the last 50 years is anthropogenic so other causes
of warming are irrelevant.
Michael Tobis to Richard Tol:» I can't believe that you are dragging my name through the mud in the name
of this
ridiculous hair - splitting
argument.
Bart R, if you go back to the start
of this conversation: https://judithcurry.com/2011/11/04/pause/#comment-133692 you'll see that my first posting was meant as a somewhat sarcastic reply to the exchange between lolwot and edim, with the intent
of showing them how
ridiculous their
arguments were getting.
He doesn't make the
ridiculous argument that is the core
of contemporary anti-climatology.
[Response: Some
of the people who do not agree with us are
ridiculous — treating their
arguments as if they are reasonable is pointless.